From Arms Dealer To King of War

  Chapter 992 Leveraging the Navy and Air Force

  Boss Joe is very interested in the so-called 'feedback'!

  Because he wants to completely control Yemen Mukalla, he needs the assistance of power from the sea.

  Fudge Laomei sending their Zumwalt over is just the beginning, Boss Joe needs to seek more support.

  Just like the navy from all over the world gathered in the Gulf of Aden, Boss Joe needs to let the big brothers send ships to deter the cities along the coast of Yemen and reduce his pressure.

  Princess's sea guard has only four ships, and it's okay to fight pirates, but it's impossible to block Yemen's long coastline.

  Choga's position for the Sea Guard is to **** the supply ship to Mukalla while protecting the safety around the port.

  This time it was different from Iraq. After going ashore, P·B fought alone.

  If it is impossible to block the sea and give Al Qaeda room to maneuver, no matter how hard P.B's people can fight, they will be exhausted.

  Just Fontaine is the Old Navy, he can definitely see the needs of Boss Joe, so the 'feedback' he proposed is probably related to this.

  Boss Joe must take it seriously...

  Speaking of which, the five big brothers all nodded. It is understandable to arrange the fleet to go out to sea for a while when necessary, but there is a big difference between formality and seriousness.

  Boss Joe took the initiative to find a quiet room and called Forrester.

  After Forrest, who had already returned to Tobruk, connected the phone, he immediately congratulated: "Boss, I heard that the Yemen matter has been negotiated. Congratulations!"

  Choga didn’t ask why this guy was so well-informed. He smiled and said, “Do you know what’s going on in Greece recently? Their navy is inviting bids?

  Where did these people get their money? "

   Upon hearing this, Forrester said with a smile, "Boss, Turkey's actions have been very frequent in the past year or so.

  They have bombed Syria across the border many times recently, taking a large piece of land.

  Edoğan has been very restless recently, and he is vigorously developing the Turkish navy.

  NATO is very dissatisfied with him. As the front line to contain Turkey, the Greeks naturally need to strengthen their naval power.

   Of course the Greeks themselves have no money, but the EU will provide them with loans.

  All of their energy is now on the affairs of Crete, but because of the great development of Crete, they need to increase their naval power.

  The sources of ships from the Suez Canal are complicated, and the situation in the Middle East is unstable. Of course, the Greeks should be more prepared. "

   Qiaojia nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "Help me find out what is going on with their frigate transformation plan?"

  Forrester listened and said with a smile: "Boss, you should go to Greece to live for a while, there are a lot of businesses that can be done there now.

  The Greeks are eager to expand the military power of the Sea of ​​Love, so they put forward a tender for the transformation of four "Hydra-class" frigates, with a budget of 2.5 billion US dollars.

  In the future, they should spend about 3 billion US dollars to purchase new frigates. "

   Talking about it, Forrester smiled and said, "Boss, did the French find you?"

  Choga pondered for a while, and said, "It actually costs 2.5 billion U.S. dollars to renovate the four ships. How much is it to buy new ones?"

  Forrest said with a smile: "Boss, the price difference between a frigate with a displacement of 1,500 tons and a frigate of 3,000 tons is not as simple as doubling, and the prices of different weapon configurations are even more disparate.

  For a frigate like the Hydra-class frigate, which has a displacement of more than 4,000 tons and meets NATO standards and is equipped with the latest weapons, it costs at least 600 million US dollars to buy a new one, and the delivery time is too long.

  The frigates of the French foreign trade version with a displacement of about 3,000 tons are all anti-submarine types, and the price is a bit cheaper, but it costs about 450 million US dollars and does not contain weapons.

  As for ordinary and anti-aircraft frigates, the French generally ask for 600-700 million US dollars. "

   Qiaojia knew that the waters in the warship trade were very deep and there were many ways, but he didn't expect that even for the same model, the price difference might be so exaggerated.

   Just kidding, dare to ask for 600-700 million US dollars for a frigate of more than 3,000 tons?

crazy for money?

  The export price of more than 6,000 tons of 052D will not exceed 1 billion US dollars.

  It can also be seen from this that Huaguo's shipbuilding industry has completely left Europe and the United States completely behind at least in terms of cost control.

   If it is really going to start a maritime arms race, the United States is expected to be able to survive, but France and England will definitely not be able to survive.

   Choga shook his head and shook off his respect for the old mother’s shipbuilding industry. He knew that it would be unrealistic to replicate the practice of Abu Dhabi in Greece, because they are NATO allies…

  After thinking for a while, Choga said: "Who is France's competitor now?"

  Forrester said with a smile: "Of course America!

  However, at this stage they are not very interested in the frigate transformation plan, they just want to use this as a breakthrough to intervene in the follow-up frigate procurement project in Greece.

  The U.S. Navy Project Department once tailored a littoral combat ship for the Shah, but Shah rejected the project after it was approved. They wanted to take this opportunity to sell it to Greece. "

   After listening to Qiaojia, he understood the ins and outs. Grabbing orders from the old American industrial complex will definitely offend people. It is not necessary for some money, but it is still no problem to transform orders.

  After thinking clearly, Choga called Jamie and asked her to convey her thoughts to the Greek side, and then went back to Just Fontaine and sat down...

   "Sir, I can help a little bit, now I want to know what exactly is your so-called 'feedback'?"

   Just Fontaine looked at Choga in surprise, he couldn't understand how things seemed to suddenly become easier, Boss Joe just made a few phone calls...

Looking at the serious expression on Boss Joe's face, Just Fontaine raised three fingers and said, "I know you want to borrow France's air force base in Djibouti, our naval base there, and a ship parked there." Aquitaine-class destroyers and two Lafitte-class frigates…

   If you can get this deal done, I can lobby the Navy guys to cooperate with your Mukalla plan.

   Of course, it is impossible to directly participate in the engagement, but we can help you protect the rear.

  At the same time, when necessary, we can provide you with some assistance in the name of anti-terrorism. "

   Qiaojia heard this, stretched out his hand and said, "We've made a deal!"

  Seeing Qiao Jia's straightforward appearance, Just was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously reached out to shake Boss Qiao, and said, "I haven't finished talking yet..."

   Qiaojia said with a smile: "My main goal has been achieved, but if there are more benefits, I will definitely not refuse!"

  Just heard this, lowered his head and thought about it, and said: "I guess you are not interested in getting a little brokerage fee, I can send you an original version of the Seahawk-43.

  This ship was originally developed as a high-speed missile boat. It combines the top French shipbuilding technology...

  Hybrid technology, as well as the most advanced electronic radar system, and built-in two anti-ship missiles.

   You have three Seahawk-43s, you should know how good it is! "

   As he spoke, Just Fontaine looked at Boss Joe, who was really interested, and said with a smile: "Jackal, do you think we have a chance to compete for the new Greek frigate order?"

  Joga listened, shook his head very pessimistically, and said: "Greece has prepared a budget of 3 billion and wants to purchase four guided missile frigates.

  The price is definitely no problem, but I think you may not be able to compete with the multi-functional LCS solution provided by the United States.

  Your advantage is that the price is lower than that of the United States, and the delivery time is more reasonable.

  But we all know that the Greeks are worried about Turkey. If you can't show your determination to protect them, I guess you won't get this order.

   And I’ll be honest, I don’t really think you guys can compete with them…”

   After hearing this, Just Fontaine leaned on the sofa and closed his eyes to think for a while, then said, "Jackal, if, I mean, if we intend to compete, what do you think the success rate will be?"

  Joga didn’t expect that the old man would be so stubborn. After thinking for a while, he said, “It depends on whether you are determined to fully compete with the United States in other arms purchase contracts.

  Comprehensive competition means that you can mediate from other angles to force the United States to make concessions.

  I can't help much with this..."

   Just Fontaine listened and said seriously: "But you have the ability to let Greece hold them back, right?"

   Qiaojia nodded his head as a matter of course, and said: "Of course, the trade of large warships is based on a 5-year unit, and it is easy to hold them back.

   But what do I gain by doing this? "

   Just Fontaine smiled and said: "Jackal, what you want is influence, and I cannot provide you with these.

   But our newly installed President can!

   Macri is a former Minister of Economy. In order to ease the financial pressure, he must be happy to meet you, a person who has given us a lot of help.

  I have accurate information that Macri plans to increase troops to both Syria and Libya in a month's time.

  I don't like his plan very much, but I think it will make a difference if you can participate.

   What Macri needs is to create a tough image of himself, while allowing French influence to penetrate deep into the hinterland of the Middle East.

   If you are willing to cooperate, you can not only get big contracts, but also further strengthen your influence in the two regions. "

   Choga froze for a moment, then he suddenly smiled...

  The poor performance of the French army in Syria really got them stuck.

   It is impossible to retreat hastily. The new president will slap himself in the face when he takes office, and he will not be able to carry out many things smoothly in the future.

  So even if they know that Syria is a bottomless pit of burning money, they still have to stand on it.

  It is impossible to cooperate with the French in Syria, because the safe zone is surrounded by their own people.

  And the identity of the safe zone team is not suitable to participate in the civil war in Syria, because Isis there has been completely dispersed.

   Without the name of anti-terrorism, Boss Qiao will not let his own people into the whirlpool.

   But Syria is not good, Libya and Mali are still possible...

   You don’t need to win anyone, you can send P·B’s people over there to perform better than the French and really improve the local situation, so you can effectively spread your influence.

   This thing is really not difficult at all...

  Because Aaron, a young boy, sent someone to take over Afika's arms channel again, and now he is fighting fiercely with people from the Afika jihadist organization.

  Terrorists really don’t have the money to compete with P·B!

   At that time, P·B will make efforts in both Yemen and Mali, and the influence blessing that can be obtained is not as simple as one plus one.

  Joga wanted to understand everything, he smiled at Just Fontaine, and said: "Sir, what Mr. Macri wants is political achievements...

  You may not know, I helped the United States win an arms purchase order worth hundreds of billions of dollars in Shah.

  If Mr. Macri is interested, I can help lobby the UAE.

  You know that the Yemen plan was actually proposed by the GCC. They need to provide me with a certain level of high-end arms supplies, so I have a little right to make suggestions in their arms procurement plan. "

   As he said that, Qiao Jia looked at Just's bright eyes, shook his head and said, "Warships are definitely not good, the bathtub in the Persian Gulf can't hold too many big ships."

  Just Fontaine sighed when he heard it, and said: "Then there are only fighter jets, Dassault Group is lucky this time!

  How much purchase amount will there be? I'm going to congratulate the Dassault people..."

  Joga spread his hands and said: "This is not easy to estimate. Abu Dhabi is considering to completely replace the UAE's air force and find a suitable conventional force besides the F-35.

  Currently they are looking for a suitable model, and the estimated purchase quantity should be around 80…”

  Just Fontaine swallowed his saliva when he heard it, and said in disbelief: "80, that will cost nearly 15 billion euros."

   Qiaojia spread his hands and said: "People have paid, and of course some political guarantees are needed!

  You are an expert, tell me something. If Dassault Group is interested, I can invite the pilots from the UAE to your Djibouti Air Force Base.

  There is nothing better than actual combat to test the strength of an aircraft!

  You provide two test drive planes for people to verify in actual combat. If they are satisfied, I can join the lobbying team.

  As long as you pay enough brokerage fees, nothing is impossible! "

As he said, Joga stared at Just Fontaine, and he smiled and said: "Based on what I know about the UAE, they will not consider American fighter jets this time, because the F-35 promised by the United States has not None have yet been delivered.

  Your competitors are Mikoyan, Suyho, China Airlines...

  Oh, I forgot to mention, I ordered two MiG-35s, and they will definitely stop in Djibouti, if you have no confidence in Rafale..."

  Just Fontaine listened, waved helplessly and said: "I will convey..."

Speaking of which, Just Fontaine looked at Choga and said: "Jackal, you are a very good negotiator. If Dassault's people are here, they must be crazy about happiness, and you can also get two free planes." The gust of wind is the thug.

   Jackal, we should really work more together, especially in the warship business.

  I think the Persian Gulf has a lot of room to spare…”

   And while Choga was talking to Just Fontaine, Mikoyan's Petrov came to a corner...

   "Upgrade the electronic systems of the two MiG-35s and replace them with the latest radar and fire control systems in the laboratory.

  Don't talk nonsense, I will take responsibility for any problems.

  Do as I say, send the best pilots and technicians to Central Africa...

   Well, bring enough missiles, all state-of-the-art models...

  We might have a chance to compete for a super order this time! "

  …………

  I'm sick and dizzy!

  There are so many for the time being, take medicine and rest, and see the situation tomorrow!

  Follow-up will definitely make up!

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  (end of this chapter)